A RADIOMETER FOR METEOROLOGICAL MEASUREMENTS WITH ACCURATE CALIBRATION BY THE SKY BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE

Abstract

Methods for passive sensing the atmosphere in the microwave range are one of important directions of remote sensing of environmental protection. To develop simple and cost-effective technical solutions and radiometric measuring techniques is an important task. A simple mobile radiometric system of 3-cm wavelength range designed for meteorological research has been presented. The radiometer is made on the basis of modulation scheme with some features of construction elements and input calibration. A method for accurate determination of the sky brightness temperature used for calibrating radiometric system has been proposed. A variant of constructing a radiometer with the use of satellite converter gas been implemented.

Keywords

• attenuator
• brightness temperature
• calibration
• radiometer